A song is a favorite song, not because the singer can hit and hold a high note, but because of the words, their meaning.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes.

being open isn't the same as being weak.

I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs.

Never compare yourself to beautiful girls.

I love trying to beat what I've done so far.